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March 2.6,19 J. w. BRYCE PRICE SCALE Filed April 6. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet March 3 1929- J. w; BRYCE 1,706,870 A PRICE SCALE Filed April 6. 1926 5 Sheets-51mm 2 v llllllllli IHI 26, I i I J.IW. BRYCE PRICE 5cm:

Filed April 6. 1926 v 5 Sheets-Sheet "fee - 'Of-Ith'eknifeedgeS extending from one of the parallel. and the other knife sides :11, 12 f. the Ueshaped level,

edges rests upona'a bearing disposed at the connected at firmly; seein'edto. abuse plate 17.1 lvlember 1 determines the Weights 21 by the by meensfof ailink 18,

"19 extending 1therefr-omfmknife 'eclge whi ch accurately length "oi the lever arms 11 and 12 of the "ll-shaped"me1nhe1-Q.,At the iigqniechanism erg asinthis present cliscle'suie,

to} a sceleiplatferm of any stanclzirclseale Link 18 is disposed midway between sicles11,; n'cl 12. bracket I from le\ e 10, hits e:{tenclingv rear 'en'cl of the ueshep eclmemberzm l to the rear offpests .15, 16 areiclispesed;Counterweight of the Urshapecl member 10 end link.

18 maybe accuratelybalanced; I

lnotinusetonfiect the pnll 'enilinlt18l dieing i my WTQ'WGighiHg p ,asiwvillfiberde-i 1 In epcler tonncleifstaiicl equal pulls Rigidly suppertecl no es Over 1mm end; by; a.

stein which are scribed -;he1" einefter; 1

ef l ine,\d e'nfif e re i s ing; System1 reference belfhacl to the clia 'raimnatieIsl eivin olftlie" fecte 'in .Fi 5]. i The. manner. n -Wh ch. the

value, ofFtheverions 'fzictorsis; determined V faster by'wh'ich the Weight onscelepzin 27 is and the gmannen IILWhlCh each 01 the lfiacters may, beintfeclucecl into best understood by applying, a 'mass oi. 'knbivn Weight t the system will be iaiscale pan 27 and. then tracing threugh the links comprisingkhe systemte see l ewthe Weight ofthis essumegl massisdistributed so a sitof'jee able teieeuse jfoilrequalfpnlls :on side. lever12 and fouf' l 'on; side 'Ileve'r 11, those;pullsv on side lever 11 'beingene-tenthofthe; ameunt,

efathoseplills en side lever. ;12.v -iAcc 0rcl-* ifiit be] assumed that it mass often s 7 units of. weight bpleeed11p0n sealepen .27, a1 f0ree,0f.,17.6 units, will be erieftecl (in a 16M sustainingc1inki28' as the; nesiilt bf the 17.6fm lO rz t io flevei' 29; 28 is en: .nect'ed to b'ean 30so as to'diwicle't he beainf into two I parts, whereby force of 16- units edge extending from; the other paralleliside, {Each of'these knife .positi'on adjustment ef" which the" iclos'ete 01 eboveeach' of thepei'allel-fsitles 11.21Incl12 dispoeede 1- red. Rod' 22. Qyeii'side 11.18 SUPPCTLQClIat its. frentendby-it stanclard 23-zind is 11135;. po'i'tetl-et'its "re .t p sjtsl. 5 ahd i 1 "suppqrtecl. lat U 26 .ancl is rsiippe rtecl et the, reap encl by bar 2124:. These redsfZZfMicl 25ereff01fthe p nf- POSG- Of. snppertii gthe lends jo f .thosefzictqi' 5 ing linksnf the" teetering 3 e factori one-tenth 'thet emonnt, neni'elyja force. of

16' units, .Will beeXer-tecl en link 81.- Link .131" is connected; at thegcehter. Ofbeam133r Links .134Qancl1135 {at thefends of beam 133 aw-illeach' coin mnnieetea force of 8 iinits," the ioimer connected. to the center. of beam'136 and the l'etter ieonnectetlltoetl e center ofl he'ain137, Links138 andglggieoirinecteclte beam 136 and; linkf'1410; connected tejgemn I .137 e 'eacleptecl to. be connectegltofzn'n 12 at i 141 ina'yibejeenneeted to arni 12 at thefull q (affective length'of ai1n12clete i 1n ined bythe; V

oflniifeedgeQO By this erreng'e- I went each Of links 138;. '139, 140 end. 1 11 are cap able" of 'exei 'ting" a 11110114 units The 'fo'i-cestransmitted and exerted by link .31;

183; li nks 1341 ancl135; be2i1ns 136l and-137 beam 33Qlinksf3c' and 35,1b'angis 36" and 37 fend links 38; 39,40ancl;41 iwillfbezir the j samejreletions'td each oth'erfl'as' the ferees tlrensini'ttecl ancl exerteglb j link i131, beam 4 encl links 138,139,]1401and 1 11, exeeptthat" A the respective 'been s encl links Will be ef f feetecl nly one-tenthfasgreet the eoire spending beam of linl cle'f theniffangement prejxfiieusly described inkcleti iili iLe., lin1';s 38; i Q-enfl ere"eapziblefefftrans nit; "i g* '.1 l 15 i i u h nl nk .138- 1 140 ancljltleaeh-feiie capable ofti anslmitting ing "timsmittecl' any one of these.v links tion (if the "teetering system that ations .innltiplesof the-Weight.ofinessfon scale be'febta-inecl by verieiisly ejonli'e'cting' 'ithe links 1' geese, 40; 41,;188; 513.9; [140 {end bemfsie' constant. ratio tothe pulleepable of,

being "transmitted by any:- Othen one. of these l l links independent ofthef Weight Of illltgmil$$i 11 05) Qn'scale 19311.27; u

' ..'It."1s apparent froin the fei-egeinglkle seiiii 141 tetheligshapecl 1ne1nben10; "Neyv if the tebe mnltiplierlihyrepresents cestper unit 'Weigl-it' the ffimiltiple obtained wenlchrepreg sentthe cost. of the cemrnodity on the ,1) an; I

siclerecl ae; representing a: feete of $0.01,:

llnk 39 as representing a factor $0.20, $0.30 and $0.40,

respectively Thus, if link. 138 elei eis connected .to' lever member 10, e commodity On only 10m pound the pointer would come to the sfc'aleYpan 27 "willibe ninltiplied by: $0.10 end ifthe weightf'of thecornmodity were' lever, 1 each being disposed fat a flpiiedef; termined dlstanceralong saidlevcl' W Ith OIIG ace ntl: the other arm lof saiddever, linkage connected: to each ofbsaid -gi onps'ofuhnks,

'1 ing, in combination; ag leyer' 11aving-twofarms1 predetei'mined" lengths a "plurality of" 'saidrl'eveif y y adpcent hQiOllllfjitH'll saidlleyen, apload.

r i V beam with of said i 'fs el f unessentiallyto the foregoing particulars, butcontemplate such alterations and modifications ;within the scope of the 1 appendedclaims as nay be found adyisable.

11. A 'facto rfl"determininglsystem compiis adapted to he". associated-With O I IB l OIEfSEtlCl two arms; another group of links a adapted to a be. associated with the iothe appliedgtliereto to be 7 groups of links so; that if one =g 'oup :"oflinks 2. gA-c factor determining system COIni lfl ing; ingcombination, y y of f-predetermined lengths, a plurality of group of .saidflinksIadjacent 'one amps disti iloutinghcain', an nks connecting said e o eei inks-l i 4;; 1A;- factoii determining system comfji is V links lof which each link?isdisposed equi;

distantly alongone arm of said lever; "a

plurality of links of which each linkis dis posed eqiiidistantly along the otherarm of said lever", load distributing; means connected e to each of said -links, and means associated ,Witheach link-for placing it inactive rela 55J tion to ea'idleverfso as totranslnitits p ill y as a factor onsaidflever; 1 i

T5. Ac fatorl leterminingf distantly along'one arm of saidileverya plu-o combinatlon, a levenhaving twoiarms Z of predeterminedlengths, a group of links V a one o eam:

arms, a'nd li kage connecting bothigroiips of causing asingle lOadl I saidileveif, distributed to the two lessor"; amount to a lever ihaving two arms i and another group of said links 'fa'cto'r ldeterm'inisystem commie: ing,i.i'n combination, allover i of predeterminedlengths, i a pliirality of; T links adapted to *be' associated withsaicl lever, each link being disposedfat a1 pnede-1 termin ed distance along. "said'levei" with one t group of said links adjacent onefaim of said": J lever and anotheirfgrou'p of. said linksajad having" two arms,

isjten; tlmes greatenthanftliat transmitted; v through theflsecond named; group; of; 1iI ks';.* eqtnd stantly V along-J lever, a load sustainin y 'systemrcompris ing in combinatio nalever having two arms -o flpredetemninecl lengths, I plurality of links of Whichfach link is disposed eqni ing in 'co1nbination',a lever having twoiarmsy a plurality; of

of predetermined :lengths,f1 links of: which each link i,s;.d isposed-' }eq distantly alongone arm .of: said; l'eylen,

:pliirality of links of j' WiliCh ieachlink tis dis ,p edj equidistantly alo g-aha othen'armflot v link and said links} for transmitting equal loads to i K posed" alongjthe: first J namedai'ni of said levergand equal loadsof each, of said links dis-; posed along; the: second named farm of said lever, andlmeans I for} selectively placing any.

intermediate said" load sustaining each :of isaid links" dis said 1inl' s f forj transmitting equal 10,a'ds to each of' saidlinks disposed, {along-thefiiist named: arm of l said. lever and fequal floadsflo'f alesser amountlto eachofQsaidlinks dis {posed'along the secoind named arm of said clever: .-I "1-" j ,3 l; l .6. A' factor determiningksystemicomprl one of said links injcoopeiative relation ith said' lev'ei. i V j) 7 A factor determining syste of predeterm ned lengths a plurality ief links of which'eacligalink is disposed equi+, distantly along one arm ofsaid lGYGIYg a pluj V rality oi linksot Whi h each-link isidisposed eqnidistantly along the oth'eij i of said leverfload distribntin nieans; connected to h each of said linksfmeans i0i f1 l'acing"a1 y: one or number of's'aid linl siinactiye -J1?ela g tionni' itli said lGVGliiLIldjlllfiallfiJEOlICQIDPQlI-Q" 1 1100f H WhiChX-is not placed in f active iielationLwithsaidjleyer; J a 8.}A factor I dete rminingfsystem comprise mg in combination;aleve Y and a load transmitting member; connected f 4 to said. linkage wherebythe 10m transmit 'x f ted through; the first named group of links of =predete 1-mined dong-the;

"in in combination a'leyer havin two arms 90 l 2:; a 7:57 if distantly alon g1 one arm? ofsaid- 'levei', pluiialityof links o f whicli-ea'ch link is disposed e o h r; of aid link linkage inter.

links for tnansmitting'eqnal loads' toeach of 2: said links jdisposed italong t'he gfi st 'namedL a arm of saidi-leyer" and eqnalloads ofa lesser.

amount to cache? said links disposed; along 1-15 the" second na neclfai'mof said lever, means i'o placingany one on 'a number ofsa-idl links in active relation'with said leveryan'd meansforcompensatingforzthedead eight transmitted .through each link} which is not placed in active i'e1at1on With said lever. 1 i

9.1K factor. determining system 'co'mp 'isg a of said arm in J- eqnal portions, a

e l tl fQflP of zl 'f pted te e 301 l .ciated with the oth r of saidftwojarms; the; 1 l nks of 1 the second gnoiip dividing athe no i mediate fsailloadsnstalning-:linkjand. said 

